3500 ACT Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt


Spelling Word: talon
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domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften


Spelling Word: tame
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gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings


Spelling Word: tenderness
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vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art


Spelling Word: terminology
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groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft thin paper


Spelling Word: tissue
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complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned


Spelling Word: unanimity
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impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span


Spelling Word: unbridgeable
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture


Spelling Word: ungainly
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land or an area of land of high elevation


Spelling Word: upland
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harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease


Spelling Word: vaccine